“Having failed to disarm criminals with gun controls that they defy, British politicians are now turning their attention to implementing something new and different: knife control.”
Read more: https://reason.com/archives/2018/04/24/londoners-embrace-knife-control
“Data centers may use more energy than all of the country’s homes in 2018, Johann Snorri Sigurbergsson from Icelandic energy company HS Orka told the BBC. Bitcoin mining thrives in Iceland, where energy is cheap, and internet connections use super fast fiber-optic networks. Additionally, Iceland’s cold climate plays an important role in ensuring crypto utilities don’t overheat.”
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/iceland-bitcoin-mines-are-booming-2018-2
“Denmark, Norway, and Sweden rank among the most globalized countries in the entire world. These countries all also rank in the top 10 easiest countries to do business in. How do supporters of Bernie Sanders feel about the minimum wage? You will find no such government-imposed floors on labor in Sweden, Norway, or Denmark.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/
“The Swedish media giants involved in the anti-‘fake news’ project consist of Swedish State Television, Swedish State Radio, Bonnier, Schibsted Sverige, and NTM. Together, these media companies effectively own Swedish mainstream media in the form of newspapers, online news outlets, and state and private television and radio. The Swedish state is financing the technical aspects of the project with 1.9 million Swedish kroner ($240,000), while the Swedish mainstream media is financing the remaining project costs themselves.”
Read more: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11830/europe-governments-fake-news
“The Polish government’s attempt to ban the usage of a historically incorrect term has backfired in the most spectacular way. The country is now in a deep diplomatic crisis, and the expression they wanted to ban has seen a renaissance.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/polish-death-camps-and-censorships-unintended-consequences/
“A Christian teacher in Bristol was fired and reported as a ‘radicalisation threat’ after she answered questions from pupils about her beliefs, an employment tribunal has heard. Svetlana Powell was dismissed from the T2 Apprenticeship Academy in Bristol in July 2016 after leaders at the government-funded college said students had been offended by comments the teacher made.”
Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/02/08/christian-teacher-fired-god-loves/
“Judge Emma Arbuthnot rejected a call from Assange’s lawyers for the warrant to be revoked because he is no longer wanted for questioning in Sweden over alleged sex crimes.”
“Viktor Prokopenya started Viaden Media in 2006. After selling the company in 2011, Prokopenya founded an investment company called VP Capital. He is now an investor in the two of the best-performing companies in High Tech Park. Prokopenya played a key role in developing the new law on Digital Economy.”
“DRIPA was passed in 2014 as ’emergency’ legislation, with parliamentary debate restricted to just a single day of discussion. The law paved the way for 2016’s Investigatory Powers Act, which authorized even more intrusive powers, and which Edward Snowden dubbed ‘the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy.’ With DRIPA struck down as unlawful, it’s likely that the government will now have to scale back parts of the Investigatory Powers Act, otherwise known as the Snoopers’ Charter. The Act replaced DRIPA in 2016, and, among other measures, legalizes targeted hacking by the UK security services and requires that ISPs keep a record of all citizens’ web browsing habits for at least a year.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/30/16949520/uk-mass-surveillance-illegal-dripa-court-of-appeal
“An angry American traveler found herself plunged into German legal waters this month after allegedly calling federal police officers ‘Nazis’ during a dispute at Frankfurt International Airport. Police say the woman, a 49-year-old professor, became ‘unreasonable and irritated’ when they told her she had too many liquids in her carry-on during a screening for explosives. The issue of too many liquids morphed quickly — by her own account – into a tail-chasing argument over her deodorant: They insisted it must go; she claimed that made no sense since it was a solid.”